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Noun
Form your own opinions: don't let others do your thinking for you!
I've been doing some thinking about this, and I don't think you're right after all.
The school's curriculum encourages independent thinking.
A piece of quick thinking got us out of trouble.
I'd like to know your thinking on this.
What is the current thinking on the subject?
Adjective
Chess is a thinking man's game.
it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
His decision, according to a person familiar with his thinking, didn’t come down to do a potential NIL windfall elsewhere, like so many others in the portal.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2019
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Noun
Even the mainstream media is warning users away from RCS, leaving Google with some thinking to do.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
His decision, according to a person familiar with his thinking, didn’t come down to do a potential NIL windfall elsewhere, like so many others in the portal.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
—Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2019
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“Thinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thinking. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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